The Works of the Rev. John Fletcher: Late Vicar of MadeleyJohn Mason, 1859 - 4380 pages |
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Page 48
... journey ; and I flatter myself that you are in the habit of returning my prayers . " Since your departure , I have lived more than ever like a hermit . It seems to me that I am an unprofitable weight upon the earth . I want to hide ...
... journey ; and I flatter myself that you are in the habit of returning my prayers . " Since your departure , I have lived more than ever like a hermit . It seems to me that I am an unprofitable weight upon the earth . I want to hide ...
Page 112
... journey you took in search of bodily health . Your heavenly Father sees fit to deny it you , not because he hateth you , ( ' for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth , ' ) but because health and life might be fatal snares to your soul ...
... journey you took in search of bodily health . Your heavenly Father sees fit to deny it you , not because he hateth you , ( ' for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth , ' ) but because health and life might be fatal snares to your soul ...
Page 129
... journey was further delayed for a few weeks , by a circumstance which he speaks of in the same letter in the following words : - " THE ( Popish ) Priest at Madeley is going to open his mass - house , and I have declared war on that ...
... journey was further delayed for a few weeks , by a circumstance which he speaks of in the same letter in the following words : - " THE ( Popish ) Priest at Madeley is going to open his mass - house , and I have declared war on that ...
Page 132
... journey . " By this bold and prudent stand thus made by this man of God , the designs of the Papists were , in a great measure , frustrated , and they were prevented from making any progress worth mentioning in that neigh- bourhood . It ...
... journey . " By this bold and prudent stand thus made by this man of God , the designs of the Papists were , in a great measure , frustrated , and they were prevented from making any progress worth mentioning in that neigh- bourhood . It ...
Page 133
... journey . My heart frequently recoils : I have lost all hopes of being able to preach in French , and I think , if I could , they will not permit me . I become more stupid every day ; my memory fails me in a surprising manner . I am ...
... journey . My heart frequently recoils : I have lost all hopes of being able to preach in French , and I think , if I could , they will not permit me . I become more stupid every day ; my memory fails me in a surprising manner . I am ...
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